Adam Liaw's Mushroom Larb
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp rice
- ½ tsp chilli powder (or to taste)
- ½ tsp chilli flakes (or to taste)
- 500 grams button mushrooms -diced
- 150 grams firm tofu cut into 1cm cubes
- 2 tbsp fish sauce or soy sauce
- 3 limes juiced (about ¼ cup of juice)
- 1 tsp caster sugar
- 1 red onion peeled, halved and very thinly sliced
- 3 spring onions finely sliced
- 2 kaffir lime leaves finely sliced
- 1 bird's eye chilli sliced (optional)
- 1 cup coriander loosely packed
- 1 baby cos lettuce to serve
- 1 Lebanese cucumber peeled at intervals and sliced, to serve
Instructions
- Place the uncooked rice in a dry frypan and heat over medium heat, tossing occasionally until the rice begins to turn chalky white and light brown around the edges. Add the chilli powder and chilli flakes and toss in the pan for about 30 seconds until the chilli is fragrant. Transfer the rice and chilli to a mortar and pestle and grind the rice to a coarse powder.
- Place the mushrooms and tofu in a bowl and microwave for 5 minutes until the mushrooms are cooked through. There will be mushroom liquid in the bottom of the bowl – don't discard it. Allow the mushrooms to cool slightly.
- Add the fish or soy sauce to the mushroom mixture, then the lime juice, sugar, red onion, spring onion, lime leaf, coriander and the rice and chilli powder mixture. Add the sliced chilli, if using, and toss to coat well. Serve with the lettuce and cucumber.
Tips and Variations
GLUTEN FREE
VEGETARIAN
